Including males in Canadian human papillomavirus vaccination programs: A policy analysis

CMAJ

Volumn 188, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 881-886

  Shapiro, Gilla K ^a,b   Perez, Samara ^a,b   Rosberger, Zeev ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EQUITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HERD IMMUNITY; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT ADVOCACY; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; CANADA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MANAGEMENT; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CANADA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MALE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; POLICY MAKING; VACCINATION;

EID: 84982814477     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.150451     Document Type: Article

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